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Ankarana may have the highest density of primates of any forest in the world according to Bradt's Madagascar Wildlife. Visitors may encounter the crowned lemur, Sanford's brown lemur, Perrier's black lemur, the northern sportive lemur and dwarf lemurs. A variety of chameleons and leaf-tailed Uroplatus geckos can also be found in the reserve. When I visited Ankarana there were no facilities -- plan on camping and packing in your own food. I highly recommend this park! Province: Antsiranana (Diégo-Suarez) Area: 18,220 Protected area status: Special reserve Year established: General location: Northern Location and Access: 45 minutes' drive southwest from Diégo Climate: Average temperature: 24-28°C Elevation: Precipitation: Description: Ankarana is well-known for its extensive caves systems (more than 100 km mapped to date) -- formed by slightly acidic rivers running through limestone formations -- and tsingy formations. Ankarana's canyons are forested with dry deciduous forest. FAUNA Birds: 92 Reptiles: 15 Lemurs: 10 Bats: 13 Lemur species: FLORA: The following species are endemic to the park: Pachypodium baroni, Euphorbia ankarensis, Andansonia perrieri, H. voyroni, Hildegardia erythrosyphon Species: Dominant ethnic group(s): Antakarana Official web page: http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/ankarana/index.htm Additional notes: Extreme seasonal variations in temperature and rainfall (dry season from May to December). Four major rivers run through Ankarana: the Besabola, the Ankarana river, the Antenan' Ankarana and the Manjeba (which runs entirely underground) NASA Satellite Image of the Ankarana / Montagne d' Ambre region: 
A sampling of mammal species found at Ankarana:
Web links for Ankarana http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/croccaves/ankarana.html Visit Ankarana, a reserve near the northern tip of Madagascar, with this slideshow and a series of 360-degree panoramas. Investigate a sunken forest and a NOVA Online | The Wilds of Madagascar | Maps (Ankarana Reserve) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madagascar/explore/mapsanka.html Madagascar | Ankarana Reserve | Marojejy Reserve Map of the Ankarana Reserve Maporiginally published in Lemurs of the Lost World, by Jane Wilson (Impact Madagascar Pictures: Ankarana http://www.kuederle.com/Madagascar/Pictures/Ankarana.html These are the pictures from Oliver Kuederle's trip to Madagascar. Madagascar Journal: Le Grand Trip to Ankarana http://www.kuederle.com/Madagascar/Journal/Entry06.html This is the journal of Oliver Kuederle's trip to Madagascar in October 2000. MBG: Madagascar Biodiversity and Conservation - Dry tropical forest http://www.mobot.org/mobot/madagascar/drytropical.asp?order=1&subdivision=ankarana Ankarana Plateau from the savanna Click image for enlargement. The AnkaranaPlateau was the only truly world-class rocky landscape we visited in Madagascar. MBG: Madagascar Biodiversity and Conservation - Dry tropical forest http://www.mobot.org/mobot/madagascar/drytropical.asp?order=19 Ankarana cave Ankarana cave Click image for enlargement ... Due to the porouslimestone, most water sources in the Ankarana are in the caves. Ankarana National Park (Tsingy's) http://laszlobolgar.tripod.com/travelalbum/id4.html The big shiny green geckos are quite common in this area. Ankarana_030m.jpg Thesmall Tsingy in Ankarana is just a short hike from the Bat Cave. Hutcheon, James M., 1997. Tracking Bats at Ankarana. BATS. Vol 15 ... http://www.batcon.org/batsmag/v15n1-4.html Increased ecotourism at Madagascar’s Ankarana Reserve is a mixed blessing for... Ankarana is among the most famous and accessible of this country’s nature Ankarana (RĂ©serve spĂ©ciale de Madagascar) : DiĂ©go-Sarez - Antsiranana http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/ankarana/ankarana.htm ...- ANKARANA: RĂ©serve spĂ©ciale dans la rĂ©gion de DiĂ©go Suarez (Antsiranana) connuepar les variĂ©tĂ©s de sa faune (oiseaux, mammifères, poissons, chauves souris Planet Ark Environmental News Pictures: Lemur Monkey Climbing Tree ... http://www.planetark.com/envpicstory.cfm/newsid/34412 A lemur monkey climbs a tree in Ankarana national park, northern Madagascar inthis December 6, 2005 file picture. Lemurs and other wildlife are under Ankarana Plateau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankarana_Plateau Ankarana Plateau from savannah · Enlarge. Ankarana Plateau from savannah.Ankarana Plateau is a small vegetated mountain range in northern Madagascar with Trekking in Madagascar : The Tsingy of Ankarana http://www.madagascar-ilaytours.com/trekking_madagascar.php?page=ankarana Madagascar with Ilay tours, our wide range or tours and trips : taylor made,trekking, ecotourism, diving, mountain bike, river expeditions and classic Amorphophallus ankarana http://www.aroid.org/gallery/kozminski/Amorphophallus/ankarana.html Amorphophallus ankarana Hett., Bogner &Ittenb. ... Other pages with this species:.A year in the life of A. ankarana (72.4 kB) Amorphophallus ankarana Hett. http://www.aroid.org/genera/amorphophallus/ankarana/ Amorphophallus ankarana Hett. Click on the thumbnails to see larger images.Images Copyright © 2002 by Wilbert Hetterscheid and dr. W. Roeoesli Ankarana http://www.rainbowtours.co.uk/countries/madagascar/topics/destinations/ankarana.shtml In the northeast of Madagascar, Ankarana is an area of unique and spectacular 'tsingy'and inhabited by large concentrations of wildlife. Amorphophallus ankarana in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of ... http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=12&taxon_id=242417509 Amorphophallus ankarana Hett., Ittenb. & Bogner. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 121: 2, f.1, 5-7 (1999). ... Protected Areas : Ankarana. Conservation Status: Vulnerable Amorphophallus ankarana http://www.geocities.com/inthedirt86/ankarana.html ...< albus · aphyllus > · species list · home · email. The southern end of the Ankarana Massif from the air http://www.bluechameleon.org/Photo%20&%20Image %20Stockpile%20-%20BCV/Ankarana%20massif%20from%20the%20air.htm The southern end of the Ankarana Massif from the air. This jagged mass of weatheredlimestone is one of at least six areas where this kind of ancient Ankarana Special Reserve http://taniko.free.fr/parks/ankarana.htm Ankarana is thought to contain the highest density of primates of any ...The Ankarana Massif is a limestone plateau that measures approximately 5km x 20km Danny Carnahan: Travel Writing http://www.dannycarnahan.com/writing/travel_death01.html Ankarana is the Lost World—a nearly impenetrable 18000 hectares of tsingy, ...The book tells of one particular view in the middle of Ankarana that is so WildMadagascar.org needs your help! Submit content and pictures, correct errors, provide feedback, fill in the blanks for this page!Almost all pictures on this site were taken with a Konica Minolta |
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